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I was thinking this richness can be picked up by a scanner. You are saying it can't?

I understand if I resized a contact print and an enlargement the same on my monitor they will look the same,...

Good to know... I've never made enlargements prints (aside from photography class in the mid-90's). I've been digital for a long time. The idea of super-sharp contact prints have had me intrigued...

Obviously a contact print should look better. Except I've never printed before so I've never seen it first hand. Does anyone have scans or a contact print vs an enlargement? I would love to size...

Thanks everyone for your replies, I'm just getting to them now.

When I last replied I didn't see the two posts just before mine (maybe they were submitted while I was still writing my reply)....

I can understand how the hot-spot in LF is really an illusion, seeing as I move my head the hot spot moves too -- what I'm really seeing is the lens opening in relation to what part of the GG I'm...

I've been doing some testing and am confused, hopefully someone can explain this to me.

I noticed when using a GG looking through the back of a 35mm film camera, at any given f/stop it has much...

I've emailed and no one writes back. Maybe I'll try to call although I hope someone understands English who answers the phone

Wow, amazing these things are so rare and yet everyone raves about them. They must be worth more than gold

Does anyone know anyone or know where to find a Boss Screen? I am looking for one without grid lines for my 4x5 Graflex but will adapt it to anything if I find one.

Much appreciated!

That is perfect! Thank you so much! Those specs are exactly what I was looking for! Very much appreciated.

Thanks so much for this! I tried thanking you earlier but the forum was down?

How does the overall image look? Decent? Maybe it'll give me an idea what kind of quality to expect from a...

Thanks Patrick! Look forward to seeing it!

Hi Nathan, you are correct about the fall off being worse at wide angles. But I hear that's where the Bosscreen performs better than others (at least without fresnels rings-plus the need to pair...

I would really love to see a digital shot of the image on a Bosscreen to see if it would be up to standards for my use. Does anyone have the ability to do this? It will be very difficult to source...

Wow, that would be wonderful, Patrick. A normal or wider lens would be perfect! I hope to not put you out too much. You must have a good workflow for such experiments, it takes a lot for me to do...

Thanks Patrick13. I'm not sure why I stated a concern off-axis, all my shots would be front on to capture just the GG cleanly so technically anything but center will be off-axis. Don't think your...

Happy New Year,
I have a specific need to take pictures of the GG on my Graflex (either Speed Graphic or Crown). Unfortunately, as you know, this is impossible with a stock GG as there is a...

I appreciate all of your responses and thank you for offering further insight as to how these photos were made. Funny to see these photos were already talked about here in the forums. It sounds...

Thank you all very much for your thoughts and insights. The fact many don't find these particularly exceptional is actually useful. It may simply be a personal preference that warrants further...

I've decided to take my line of questioning to a new thread because I realize I was hijacking this one with my questioning. Sorry to bother you all! I wish I could edit my past reply but it won't...

Hi everyone much more knowledgeable than myself! I have been very appreciative over the past few years coming here for advice.

There has been a particular "look" I've spent years trying to...

Regarding: http://imgur.com/a/wj60p
Thank you all for your responses where I was wondering how come the above looks like it has much more fine detail. I have enjoyed viewing everyone's wet plate and...

Will someone with far more experience than myself using wet plate collodion please explain why the majority of photos here do not have the fine details you have in this example that I have been told...

Guys,
Literally months late here in thanking you. My apologies, I had a grueling shoot that distracted me from replying to these wonderful responses, and only now am I realizing I never thanked you....

There are many ways I could ask this question, but I want to avoid having this thread hijacked. When I look at older photographs I quite like the aesthetic where the background appears to have a...

Thanks so much to everyone who has replied!
And thanks paulr for providing that link to that research paper-- I look forward to reading it because it looks exactly like the kind of study I wanted to...

Hey guys, thanks. Yes, I already have many different iPhone DoF calculators including the old charts before smart phones. My intention was not to recreate these charts, but to see if there are any...

There is a project I've always wanted to do if I only I understood programing better to figure out to proper way of doing this.

We've all seen DoF charts, I own a few myself and understand the...

Thanks to everyone who replied. I was away from my computer the second half of the day but when I came back I was very pleased to see all the responses. I appreciate all your time helping me in my...

Were you able to use magnesium flash that distance from the camera? It appears to me the photographer would need to have very long arms!? Or could a second person trip the flash?

Were prints...

Thank you! I will look more into the pyro technique! I do have some experience with LF but my NYC apartment and budget (not to mention work) dictate what I am able to play with these days.



I...

Thanks for the replies!

Thanks for reminding me how many variables go into the final result, especially in developing, you are absolutely right. Does anyone know of the common emulsions that were...

I have posted this question numerous times in the past on many different forums. Unfortunately every time the responses I get back are as if I'm some novice and they are teaching me very fundamental...

This appears to be the information I am missing out on and would greatly like to learn more about. Can someone please direct me to a website or someplace where I may learn more about this!?
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Great info! I wasn't aware of that.

It's hard to not think my question was a novice one. But I have a very solid understanding of DoF and formats. (It's hard to avoid going to these obvious...

Thank you so much for your responses. Ken, I appreciate your lengthy response. My question was intentionally vague and broad because of the number of variables involved. Though I'm not as...

I tried to sum it up in the title. An ignorant question at first glance, but hear me out. I've only dabbled in LF with my Graflex, but I absolutely love the images. The crispness and falloff...

Daniel, those are some awesome shots. I love your technique

The 4x5 feel I was after was indeed the shallow DoF. I should have been more specific.

Thanks for all the replies, I look forward to trying out the techniques some suggested!

I've always been curious about blurring techniques in this manner but of course thought it is best to shoot...

Blasphemy I know :). I'm not a Photoshop guru but want to learn methods of selectively applying blur so the DoF is more like that of LF. I've read methods to imitate tilt-shift but how do you do it...